ISSN 1809-127X (online edition) © 2011 Check List and Authors Chec List Open Access | Freely available at www.checklist.org.br Journal of species lists and distribution Mosquitoes (Insecta: Diptera: Culicidae) of the Florida PECIES S Keys, Florida, United States of America OF ISTS 1* 2 1 3 L Lawrence J. Hribar , Andrea L. Leal , David J. DeMay and Adriane N. Tambasco 1 Florida Keys Mosquito Control District, 503 107th Street, Marathon, FL 33050, USA. 2 Florida Keys Mosquito Control District, 5224 College Road, Key West, FL 33040, USA. 3 Florida Keys Mosquito Control District, 100701 Overseas Highway, Key Largo, FL 33037, USA. * Corresponding author. Email: [email protected] Abstract: A list of the Culicidae collected in the Florida Keys is presented. Mosquito records were obtained from the known from the Florida Keys. scientific literature and from collections made by mosquito control personnel. Forty-eight species or species groups are Introduction deposited in the Florida State Collection of Arthropods, the The Florida Keys comprise an archipelago that Yale University Peabody Museum of Natural History, and surrounds the southern tip of the state of Florida (Figure the collection maintained by the Florida Keys Mosquito 1). Although the word “key” is used for many small islands Control District. Collections on Federal and State lands near the Florida coast, the Florida Keys proper are those were made after issuance of permits by the United States islands extending from Soldier Key in the northeast to Key Fish and Wildlife Service or the Florida Department of West in the southwest. There is a natural division in the Environmental Protection. island chain, the Upper Keys, those from Soldier Key to Bahia Honda Key; and the Lower Keys, those from Big Pine Results and Discussion Key to Key West. The division is due to the underlying rock: Forty-eight species or species groups of mosquitoes the Upper Keys are composed of Key Largo Limestone and have been reported from the Florida Keys (Table 1). One the Lower Keys of Miami oölitic limestone (Hoffmeister and Multer 1968). The Upper and Lower Keys differ in of mosquitoes from the Florida Keys is that there were terms of vegetation, rainfall, and permeability of bedrock numerousdifficulty in changes tracing inthe nomenclaturedevelopment ofduring the faunalthe early list (Stern and Brizicky 1957; Snyder et al. 1990; Corbett et Twentieth Century and there is often an abundance of al. 1999). The highest point in the Florida Keys is about synonyms to unravel. This review of the mosquito fauna of 5.5 meters above sea level; most of the islands lie below 2 the Florida Keys will present a historical treatment of the meters above sea level (Ross et al. 1992). development of knowledge of the mosquito fauna of the Mosquitoes (Insecta: Diptera: Culicidae) are perhaps Florida Keys. Generic and subgeneric abbreviations follow the most important haematophagous insects impacting Reinert (1975). human and animal health. They serve as vectors of numerous disease organisms, including bacteria, protozoa, and helminths. Mosquitoes also serve as food items for other animals. Materials and Methods Mosquito records were located via review of relevant literature and from unpublished collection records of the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District. Collections of mosquitoes were made by Florida Keys Mosquito Control District staff from May 1998 to August 2010. Larvae and pupae were collected via use of dippers, pipettes, or aquarium nets. Adults were collected in various kinds of traps, such as CDC light traps, ABC light traps (unbaited or baited with carbon dioxide), BG Sentinel® traps, and Mosquito Magnet® District staff, except for a few that were sent to a taxonomist Figure 1. The southern portion of the Florida peninsula and the Florida traps. All specimens were identified by Keys. for identification or verification. Voucher specimens are Check List | Volume 7 | Issue 4 | 2011 458 Hribar et al. | Culicidae of the Florida Keys, USA Table 1. The southern portion of the Florida peninsula and the Florida Keys. TAXON LOCALITY ANOPHELINAE Annette Key, Bahia Honda Key, Big Coppitt Key, Big Pine Key, Big Torch Key, Boca Chica Key, Cross Key, Cudjoe Key, Elliott Key, Geiger Key, Grassy Key, Howe Key, Indian Key, Key Largo, Key West, Lignumvitae Key, Little Pine Key, Little Knockemdown Key, Long Anopheles (Anopheles) atropos Dyar and Knab Key, Long Point Key, Lower Matecumbe Key, Middle Torch Key, No Name Key, Plantation Key, Pumpkin Keys, Raccoon Key, Ramrod Key, Stock Island, Sugarloaf Key, Summerland Windley Key Key, Sunrise Cay, “Torch Key”, Upper Matecumbe Key, Vaca Key, Water Key, Water Keys, An. (Ano.) bradleyi King Key Largo, Lower Matecumbe Key An. (Ano.) crucians Wiedemann Big Pine Key, Indian Key, Lower Matecumbe Key, Ramrod Key Annette Key, Bahia Honda Key, Big Coppitt Key, Big Pine Key, Big Torch Key, Boca Chica Key, Cross Key, Cudjoe Key, Geiger Key, Grassy Key, Key Largo, Key West, Lignumvitae An. (Ano.) crucians complex (females) Key, Little Knockemdown Key, Little Pine Key, Long Key, Middle Torch Key, No Name Key, Plantation Key, Raccoon Key, Rodriguez Key, Stock Island, Sugarloaf Key, Summerland An. (Ano.) grabhamii Theobald Key,Big Pine Sunrise Key, Cay, Big UpperTorch Key, Matecumbe, Key West, Vaca Middle Key, Torch Water Key, Keys, No Windley Name Key, Key Sugarloaf Key An. (Ano.) quadrimaculatus complex Big Pine Key, Big Torch Key, Key Largo, Key West, Plantation Key, Sugarloaf Key An. (Ano.) walkeri Theobald Key Largo Big Pine Key, Crawl Key, Grassy Key, Key Largo, Key West, Long Key, Lower Matecumbe An. (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann CULICINAE Key, No Name Key, Stock Island, Upper Matecumbe Key, Vaca Key Aedini Annette Key, Big Pine Key, Big Torch Key, Cudjoe Key, Grassy Key, Key Largo, Lignumvitae Aedes (Ochlereotatus) atlanticus Dyar and Knab Key, Little Knockemdown Key, Long Key, No Name Key, Plantation Key, Stock Island, Windley Key Annette Key, Big Coppitt Key, Big Pine Key, Big Torch Key, Boca Chica Key, Boot Key, Cross Key, Cudjoe Key, Geiger Key, Grassy Key, Howe Key, Key Largo, Key West, Lignumvitae Key, Little Knockemdown Key, Little Pine Key, Long Key, Middle Torch Key, No Name Key, Ae. (Och.) condolescens Dyar and Knab Plantation Key, Raccoon Key, Ramrod Key, Rodriguez Key, Stock Island, Sugarloaf Key, Key Summerland Key, Sunrise Cay, Upper Matecumbe Key, Vaca Key, Water Keys, Windley Big Pine Key, Big Torch Key, Cudjoe Key, Cross Key, Geiger Key, Grassy Key, Key Largo, Key Ae. (Och.) infirmatus Dyar and Knab West, Little Knockemdown Key, Long Key, No Name Key, Plantation Key, Stock Island, Ae. (Och.) mitchellae (Dyar) SugarloafBig Torch Key,Key Upper Matecumbe Key, Vaca Key, Windley Key Ae. (Och.) scapularis (Rondani) VacaAnnette Key Key, Big Pine Key, Big Torch Key, Boca Chica Key, Cross Key, Cudjoe Key, Grassy Key, Horseshoe Key, Howe Key, Johnson Key, Key Largo, Key West, Lignumvitae Key, Ae. (Och.) sollicitans (Walker) Little Knockemdown Key, Little Pine Key, Long Key, Long Point Key, Middle Torch Key, No Name Key, Plantation Key, Raccoon Key, Ramrod Key, Stock Island, Sugarloaf Key, SummerlandAnnette Key, BahiaKey, Vaca Honda Key, Key, Water Bamboo Key, Water Key, BigKeys Coppitt Key, Big Munson Key, Big Pine Key, Big Torch Key, Boca Chica Key, Boot Key, “Crawl Keys”, Cross Key, Cudjoe Key, Duck Key, Fat Deer Key, Geiger Key, Grassy Key, Horseshoe Key, Howe Key, Indian Key, Johnson Key, Key Largo, Key West, Knights Key, Lignumvitae Key, Little Knockemdown Key, Little Ae. (Och.) taeniorhynchus (Wiedemann) Pine Key, Loggerhead Key, Long Key, Long Point Key, Lower Matecumbe Key, Middle Torch Key, No Name Key, Plantation Key, Raccoon Key, Ramrod Key, Stock Island, Sugarloaf Key, Key, Water Key, Water Keys, Windley Key Summerland Key, Toptree Hammmock Key, “Torch Key”, Upper Matecumbe Key, Vaca Ae. (Och.) thelcter Dyar Key Big Coppitt Key, Boca Chica Key, “Crawl Key No. 1”, Key Largo, Key West, Long Key, Vaca Check List | Volume 7 | Issue 4 | 2011 459 Hribar et al. | Culicidae of the Florida Keys, USA Table 1. Continued. TAXON LOCALITY Annette Key, Big Coppitt Key, Big Pine Key, Big Torch Key, Boca Chica Key, Boot Key, “Crawl Keys”, Cross Key, Cudjoe Key, Geiger Key, Grassy Key, Key Largo, Key West, Ae. (Och.) tortilis (Theobald) Lignumvitae Key, Little Pine Key, Long Key, Lower Matecumbe Key, Middle Torch Key, No Name Key, Plantation Key, Ramrod Key, Stock Island, Sugarloaf Key, Summerland Key, UpperAnnette Matecumbe Key, Big Pine Key, Key, Vaca Big Key, Torch Water Key, Keys,Boca ChicaWindley Key, Key Boot Key, Cudjoe Key, Cross Key, Indian Key, Key Largo, Lignumvitae Key, Little Knockemdown Key, Little Pine Key, Long Ae. (Protomacleaya) triseriatus (Say) Key, Plantation Key, Rodriguez Key, Sugarloaf Key, Summerland Key, Sunrise Cay, Upper Matecumbe Key, Water Keys, Windley Key Annette Key, Bahia Honda Key, Big Coppitt Key, Big Pine Key, Big Torch Key, Crawl Key, Cross Key, Cudjoe Key, Duck Key, Fat Deer Key, Geiger Key, Grassy Key, Key Largo, Key West, Lignumvitae Key, Little Pine Key, Little Torch Key, Long Key, Lower Matecumbe Ae. (Stegomyia) aegypti Linnaeus Key, Middle Torch Key, No Name Key, Plantation Key, Ramrod Key, Rodriguez Key, Saddlebunch Keys, Shelter Key, Stock Island, Sugarloaf Key, Summerland Key, Sunrise Ae. (Stg.) albopictus (Skuse) Cay,Big Pine Upper Key, Matecumbe Key Largo, Key, Key Vaca West, Key, Stock Windley Island, Key Upper Matecumbe Key Annette Key, Big Pine Key, Big Torch Key, Cudjoe Key, Grassy Key, Key Largo, Key West, Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata (F.) Little Knockemdown Key, Little Pine Key, Middle Torch Key, No Name Key, Raccoon Key, Stock Island, Sugarloaf Key, Summerland Key, Water Key, Water Keys Ps. (Pso.) howardii Coquillett Stock Island Annette Key, Big Pine Key, Big Torch Key, Boca Chica Key, Cudjoe Key, Geiger Key, Grassy Ps. (Grabhamia) columbiae (Dyar and Knab) Key, Key Largo, Key West, Little Pine Key, Long Key, Middle Torch Key, No Name Key, Ramrod Key, Stock Island, Sugarloaf Key Annette Key, Big Coppitt Key, Pig Pine Key, Boca Chica Key, Cudjoe Key, Geiger Key, Key Ps.